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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 15h

I know this sounds extreme. It is.

I know I sound overly alarmist. I don't think I am.

Trump is enacting a well thought out plan so he and his allies can rule forever.

But it's not too late to stop them. We can peacefully and forcefully mobilize now. We have the power.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 15h

We aren't on the verge of an authoritarian takeover. We are in the middle of it.

But I worry people don't see the whole scheme. They just pay attention to each new daily outrage. So I went to the Senate floor to explain Trump's plan.

Here's a 🧵of the speech. It's important.

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Mike Spangenberg @mikespangenberg.bsky.social · 10h

Impeach the president

Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 11h

WSJ: President Trump believed his Truth Social post demanding prosecutions of James Comey and other political foes was a private message to his attorney general, and "and was surprised to learn it was public."

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Mike Spangenberg @mikespangenberg.bsky.social · 11h

That second syllable is a real rapid schwa

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Omar Fateh @omarfatehmn.com · 19h

Anti-Semitism has no place in our city, and the hate speech found at Temple Israel this morning is unacceptable. Minneapolis cannot, and will not tolerate violence against our communities, and we stand with our Jewish neighbors.

Screenshot of a WCCO article about the vandalism at Temple Israel.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 17h

The historically volatile Texas grid was entirely stable this summer, despite extreme temperatures. Grid operators never once had to ask Texans to conserve energy or shut off their air conditioners.

Why? Solar & batteries. Want a stable grid? Try solar & batteries.

Solar and batteries had a record-setting, grid-stabilizing summer in…

Solar has set 17 power generation records in Texas so far this year, shoring up the grid alongside batteries as some gas plant developers step back.

www.canarymedia.com

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Mike Spangenberg @mikespangenberg.bsky.social · 22h

Impeach the president

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 23h

Trump declares that Mayor Johnson of Chicago and Gov Pritzker of Illinois "should be in jail."

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Mike Spangenberg @mikespangenberg.bsky.social · 1d

He’s just playing dress up

The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 1d

Pete Hegseth put on his military fatigues for a new photo op a week after yelling at top brass about grooming and DEI.

Pentagon Pete Cosplays After Bizarre General Pep Talk

The Defense Secretary suited up for a new photo op with the troops.

trib.al

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Mike Spangenberg @mikespangenberg.bsky.social · 1d

Have there ever been any problems with overzealous greedy business leaders booking the same massive transactions multiple times across their opaque, interlocking business entities?

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

NVIDIA and OpenAi:

Concerns that their “increasingly complex and interconnected web of business transactions is artificially propping up the trillion-dollar AI boom.“

@bloomberg.com $NVDA 👀
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

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Stacey Burns @wentrogue.bsky.social · 1d

Literally three blocks from the house where my brother—my only sibling—died of an accidental fentanyl overdose in July 2021.

Thank you to CM Chavez and all who are dedicated to expanding his program.

Harm reduction saves lives.

Jason Chavez @jchavezmpls.bsky.social · 1d

Dear neighbor,

I’m excited to share that the City of Minneapolis has installed a new NARCAN® vending machine in Ward 9. You can find this new vending machine in Phillips at Fire Station 5 (2700 Bloomington Ave South). 1/

Jason taking a phone at fire station 5 and the new NARCAN vending machine

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Mike Spangenberg @mikespangenberg.bsky.social · 2d

Me in 1997:

Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 2d

Chris Berman sounds like he's about to die

Mike Spangenberg @mikespangenberg.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah this is where RCV can get weird. Hampton's path to his best personal finish is probably not the same path as the highest likelihood of defeating Frey. (Right?)

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Mike Spangenberg @mikespangenberg.bsky.social · 2d

This wiener cannot be allowed to take down the republic. We cannot permit it.

Blue Georgia @bluegeorgia.bsky.social · 2d

Stephen Miller: "Eventually elections don’t carry the day because violence beats votes… When we see a muscular response from the federal government, it’s because we’re not going to let violence beat votes."

Is he implying federal intervention determines political legitimacy, not ballots or courts?

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Mike Spangenberg @mikespangenberg.bsky.social · 2d

Fascist and tasteless

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2d

this is the jacket's breast pocket lining pulled up to make it look like a pocket square

Stephen Miller in a gray suit, white shirt, and gray tie.

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Mike Spangenberg @mikespangenberg.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah this was a corner I turned at some point in my 30s. At the time, the cheap pasta was $0.99 and the expensive stuff was $1.99. Yes, 100% more, but also, a buck!

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taylr @taylordahlin.com · 2d

“crimes committed by poor people are seen as new-news every time it happens” but structural harm is not. a carjacking down the street is always news but large scale pollution would not be, says alec karakatsanis at moon palace books

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little john @littlejohn.bsky.social · 13d

Minneapolis friends: does anybody want an Omar Fateh yard sign? We ended up with two, oops. I can deliver.

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Mike Spangenberg @mikespangenberg.bsky.social · 2d

Our sign came!

Lawn sign in front of Minneapolis house:
OMAR FATEH
DEWAYNE DAVIS
& JAZZ HAMPTON
Rank All 3 for Mayor

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Mike Spangenberg @mikespangenberg.bsky.social · 2d

I am reading Cat’s Cradle for the first time. Vonnegut, as ever, is brilliant, hilarious, and prescient. This passage sent me. #protein

Excerpt from Cat’s Cradle, page 26:

"He said science was going to discover the basic secret of life someday," the bartender put in. He scratched his head and frowned. "Didn't I read in the paper the other day where they'd finally found out what it was?"
"I missed that," I murmured.
"I saw that," said Sandra.
"About two days ago."
"That's right," said the bartender.
"What is the secret of life?" I asked.
"I forget," said Sandra.
"Protein," the bartender declared. "They found out something about protein."
"Yeah," said Sandra, "that's it."

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Mike Spangenberg @mikespangenberg.bsky.social · 2d

Incredible moral clarity and leadership from such a young person

Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 2d

Greta Thunberg: "I could talk for a very, very long time about our mistreatment and abuses in our imprisonment. Trust me. But that is not the story. What happened here was Israel… continuing to worsen and escalate their genocide and mass destruction with genocidal intent, attempting to erase an...

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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @leximcmenamin.com · 2d

Greta Thunberg, deported to Greece, says the targeting of the Sumud Flotilla is "not the story" @teenvogue.com — instead, she says:

"Israel once again violated international humanitarian law by preventing aid from getting into Gaza while people are being starved.”

Greta Thunberg On Her Detention: I'm "Not The Story" — It's Israel Violating International Humanitarian Law

“I could talk for a very, very long time about our mistreatment and abuses in our imprisonment. Trust me. But that is not the story.”

www.teenvogue.com

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 3d

This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.

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Mike Spangenberg @mikespangenberg.bsky.social · 3d

Ok I’ll do it!

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Mike Spangenberg @mikespangenberg.bsky.social · 3d

Never seen a single episode of The Sopranos, haven’t seen The Princess Bride

Hannah Fearn @hannahfearn.bsky.social · 4d

Inspired by a post I just saw in which someone admitted they hadn’t seen a single episode of Friends nor the film Love Actually… what cultural hole do you have that’s a bit weird for your generation?

I’ll go first: I haven’t seen Dirty Dancing.

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John Moe @johnmoe.bsky.social · 3d

Please note that Kai Ryssdal knows a thing or three about the military and how it’s supposed to function:

After graduating from college, Ryssdal spent eight years in the United States Navy, first flying a Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye[7] from the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, and later as a Pentagon staff officer. After earning his master's degree, Ryssdal joined the U.S. Foreign Service, serving in Ottawa, Canada and Beijing, China.[1][6]

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